Shaun Vandiver

Geographically, at least, Shaun Vandiver doesn`t have to look far to find his backup. The Chicago area has kept Colorado fresh with centers, and at 6 feet 11 inches and 245 pounds, Bill Markham is no exception. A junior redshirt, Markham is next in line for Vandiver's job when it opens next season. Markham, who lives in Arlington Heights, is a 1987 graduate of Hersey, where he averaged 22 points, nine rebounds and seven blocked shots a game. With Vandiver...

Shaun Vandiver, one of the Golden State Warriors` three first-round draft picks, has signed a two-year contract to play for Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian League. Vandiver, a 6-foot-10-inch forward from Colorado and Romeoville High School, was selected 25th overall by the Warriors in the June 26 draft. He was the Most Valuable Player at the Orlando All-Star Classic, a postseason camp for college players. As a senior at Colorado, Vandiver averaged 21.2 points and 10 rebounds per game and was...

Shaun Vandiver, one of the Golden State Warriors` three first-round draft picks, has signed a two-year contract to play for Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian League. Vandiver, a 6-foot-10-inch forward from Colorado and Romeoville High School, was selected 25th overall by the Warriors in the June 26 draft. He was the Most Valuable Player at the Orlando All-Star Classic, a postseason camp for college players. As a senior at Colorado, Vandiver averaged 21.2 points and 10 rebounds per game and was...

Former Romeoville star Shaun Vandiver had heard rumors as draft day approached that his value was slowly slipping. The word was out that a knee injury from his freshman year in college was not completely healed, and that Vandiver might go as late as the middle of the second round. But the 6-foot-10-inch, 240-pound center from Colorado managed to slip in at the tail end of the first round in Wednesday's NBA draft, going to Golden State with their third opening-round draft...

Flushed with anticipation after leading Romeoville's basketball team to its first winning season in 1980-81, Jack Hermanski learned that athletic fame was fleeting in the southwest suburb. Romeoville finished 15-12 that season, Hermanski's first as coach. That summer, he planned to hold a camp at the school for grammar school and junior high boys. He figured interest would be high, especially since he had lined up such speakers as Ray Meyer, then coach of De Paul, and Hubie...

Chicago is renowned across the nation as the home of great blues, theatre, architecture and pizza. Around the NBA, Chicago is known as the birthplace of potent point guards. Hirsch's Rickey Green, Du Sable's Maurice Cheeks, St. Joseph's Isiah Thomas, Lyons` Jeff Hornacek and Proviso East's Glenn Rivers were instrumental in earning Chicago that reputation over the last decade and a half, while Carver's Tim Hardaway solidified it last year by becoming one of the league's best at the position in...

Romeoville center Shaun Vandiver walked off the court and was greeted with a smothering bear hug from coach Jack Hermanski as the Spartans` fans cheered wildly in the background. Almost two minutes remained in the Class AA supersectional game Tuesday night against Stephen Decatur at Illinois State University, but with a 61-40 lead, Romeoville fans knew their dream had come true. A few minutes later, Romeoville (26-4) had earned a 65-46 victory and its first trip to Champaign...

Geographically, at least, Shaun Vandiver doesn`t have to look far to find his backup. The Chicago area has kept Colorado fresh with centers, and at 6 feet 11 inches and 245 pounds, Bill Markham is no exception. A junior redshirt, Markham is next in line for Vandiver's job when it opens next season. Markham, who lives in Arlington Heights, is a 1987 graduate of Hersey, where he averaged 22 points, nine rebounds and seven blocked shots a game. With Vandiver...

Romeoville center Shaun Vandiver walked off the court and was greeted with a smothering bear hug from coach Jack Hermanski as the Spartans` fans cheered wildly in the background. Almost two minutes remained in the Class AA supersectional game Tuesday night against Stephen Decatur at Illinois State University, but with a 61-40 lead, Romeoville fans knew their dream had come true. A few minutes later, Romeoville (26-4) had earned a 65-46 victory and its first trip to Champaign...

In his memory, the different gyms, outdoor basketball courts and stadiums are a blur. One fades to another, each surrounding the basket with greater size and grandeur. Shaun Vandiver's first basketball court was down the street, where all the older guys in his neighborhood would gather and play on cool June or July evenings. Later came wintry nights in the Romeoville High gym and a trip to the state semifinals. Hutchinson Junior College in Kansas followed with a junior-college national...

Former Romeoville star Shaun Vandiver had heard rumors as draft day approached that his value was slowly slipping. The word was out that a knee injury from his freshman year in college was not completely healed, and that Vandiver might go as late as the middle of the second round. But the 6-foot-10-inch, 240-pound center from Colorado managed to slip in at the tail end of the first round in Wednesday's NBA draft, going to Golden State with their third opening-round draft...

Romeoville center Shaun Vandiver walked off the court and was greeted with a smothering bear hug from coach Jack Hermanski as the Spartans` fans cheered wildly in the background. Almost two minutes remained in the Class AA supersectional game Tuesday night against Stephen Decatur at Illinois State University, but with a 61-40 lead, Romeoville fans knew their dream had come true. A few minutes later, Romeoville (26-4) had earned a 65-46 victory and its first trip to Champaign...

Homewood-Flossmoor trailed 41-40 midway through the third quarter but pulled away in the final period to defeat Argo 74-68 Saturday in the title game of the Centralia holiday tournament. Homewood-Flossmoor (9-3) was led by Scott Tierney with 22 points, Dick Seidel with 17 and Glenn Howard with 15. Raymond Thompson scored 25, Alan Hampton 16 and Joe Griffin 14 for the Argonauts (10-2). Tierney hit on 9 of 11 shots. Seidel, a senior, was named the tournament's most valuable player.

Romeoville center Shaun Vandiver walked off the court and was greeted with a smothering bear hug from coach Jack Hermanski as the Spartans` fans cheered wildly in the background. Almost two minutes remained in the Class AA supersectional game Tuesday night against Stephen Decatur at Illinois State University, but with a 61-40 lead, Romeoville fans knew their dream had come true. A few minutes later, Romeoville (26-4) had earned a 65-46 victory and its first trip to Champaign...

Chicago is renowned across the nation as the home of great blues, theatre, architecture and pizza. Around the NBA, Chicago is known as the birthplace of potent point guards. Hirsch's Rickey Green, Du Sable's Maurice Cheeks, St. Joseph's Isiah Thomas, Lyons` Jeff Hornacek and Proviso East's Glenn Rivers were instrumental in earning Chicago that reputation over the last decade and a half, while Carver's Tim Hardaway solidified it last year by becoming one of the league's best at the position in...

Romeoville basketball coach Jack Hermanski has seen the bumper stickers. The ones that ask where Romeoville is located. "I think people will know now," Hermanski said. That's because Romeoville takes a 25-4 record to Normal Tuesday for a Class AA supersectional game against Stephen Decatur. Getting this far in the state tournament is abnormal for Romeoville. "Things are pretty exciting," said Hermanski, looking ahead to the trip from Will County to Illinois State University.

In his memory, the different gyms, outdoor basketball courts and stadiums are a blur. One fades to another, each surrounding the basket with greater size and grandeur. Shaun Vandiver's first basketball court was down the street, where all the older guys in his neighborhood would gather and play on cool June or July evenings. Later came wintry nights in the Romeoville High gym and a trip to the state semifinals. Hutchinson Junior College in Kansas followed with a junior-college national...

Romeoville basketball coach Jack Hermanski has seen the bumper stickers. The ones that ask where Romeoville is located. "I think people will know now," Hermanski said. That's because Romeoville takes a 25-4 record to Normal Tuesday for a Class AA supersectional game against Stephen Decatur. Getting this far in the state tournament is abnormal for Romeoville. "Things are pretty exciting," said Hermanski, looking ahead to the trip from Will County to Illinois State University.

Romeoville basketball coach Jack Hermanski has seen the bumper stickers. The ones that ask where Romeoville is located. "I think people will know now," Hermanski said. That's because Romeoville takes a 25-4 record to Normal Tuesday for a Class AA supersectional game against Stephen Decatur. Getting this far in the state tournament is abnormal for Romeoville. "Things are pretty exciting," said Hermanski, looking ahead to the trip from Will County to Illinois State University.

Flushed with anticipation after leading Romeoville's basketball team to its first winning season in 1980-81, Jack Hermanski learned that athletic fame was fleeting in the southwest suburb. Romeoville finished 15-12 that season, Hermanski's first as coach. That summer, he planned to hold a camp at the school for grammar school and junior high boys. He figured interest would be high, especially since he had lined up such speakers as Ray Meyer, then coach of De Paul, and Hubie...